Interesting Browns hook in this discussion of Wheelie being “on the hot seat” in Tampa. Let’s see if not even Butch Davis’ arrival on staff saves him from being a cap casualty. Yes, the same PHD who traded a high 2nd-rounder to move up one spot in the first. For the 20-year-old Chosen One.
So three years removed from the toxic 2008 and the trade (basically netting MoMass), Winslow in 2011 committed seven penalties for 76 yards last season, among the tops for tight ends. He tends to push off to achieve separation, perhaps because his knee problems affect his lateral agility. Most of us remember that his penalty problems are nothing new.
He still has very good hands but his yards per reception is low, even for a tight end. And Gronkowski, in 60 fewer games, already has five more career TDs than KWII.
He was and is an above average player, not an elite performer. Though 2007 was outstanding, he certainly was a huge overall disappointment compared to the investment the Browns made in him, and he’s not getting any better with age.